Residential care home · Lancashire

Preston Short Break Services

50 Larches Avenue, Ashton, Preston, PR2 1LN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago
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Preston Short Break Services is a residential care home in Preston in Lancashire, run by Lancashire County Council. CQC registers it for 6 places and supports people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published November 2017, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 84% of care homes in Lancashire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 November 2017 Rated 8 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 22 November 2017, 8 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Lancashire

Preston Short Break Services is in the Good tier, alongside 257 other homes in Lancashire. Of the 390 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 14 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 13 (3%)
  • Good 258 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 63 (15%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 23 (6%)

Half of Lancashire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Lancashire County Council runs 23 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

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